Trace element levels in pleural effusions

Deirdre B Fitzgerald^{1

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3}, Natalia D Popowicz⁴, John Joseph⁵, Steele C Butcher⁶, Marie Westcott⁵, Ee Mun Lim⁵, Jenette Creaney^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Medical School University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Australia.
² Pleural Medicine Unit Institute for Respiratory Health Nedlands Western Australia Australia.
³ Respiratory Medicine Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Nedlands Western Australia Australia.
⁴ School of Allied Health University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Australia.
⁵ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Nedlands Western Australia Australia.
⁶ Department of Medicine Royal Perth Hospital Perth Western Australia Australia.
⁷ National Centre for Asbestos Related Disease, Faculty of Health and Medical Science University of Western Australia Nedlands Western Australia Australia.

Deirdre B Fitzgerald et al. Health Sci Rep. 2021.

. 2021 May 3;4(2):e262.

doi: 10.1002/hsr2.262. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Deirdre B Fitzgerald^{1

2

3}, Natalia D Popowicz⁴, John Joseph⁵, Steele C Butcher⁶, Marie Westcott⁵, Ee Mun Lim⁵, Jenette Creaney^{2

3

7}, Y C Gary Lee^{1

2

3}

¹ Medical School University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Australia.
² Pleural Medicine Unit Institute for Respiratory Health Nedlands Western Australia Australia.
³ Respiratory Medicine Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Nedlands Western Australia Australia.
⁴ School of Allied Health University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Australia.
⁵ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Nedlands Western Australia Australia.
⁶ Department of Medicine Royal Perth Hospital Perth Western Australia Australia.
⁷ National Centre for Asbestos Related Disease, Faculty of Health and Medical Science University of Western Australia Nedlands Western Australia Australia.

Abstract

The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to declare regarding the work involved in this article.

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